Perhaps the biggest driver of this political divide has been evolving standards for what is considered acceptable speech in an industry still grappling, sometimes awkwardly, with rampant online harassment.

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EVOLVE Defined for English Language Learners

evolve

Definition of evolve for English Language Learners

: to change or develop slowly often into a better, more complex, or more advanced state : to develop by a process of evolution

EVOLVE Defined for Kids

evolve

verb\i-ˈvälv\

Definition of evolve for Students

evolved; evolving

:to change or develop gradually

Word Root of evolve

The Latin word volvere, meaning “to roll” or “to turn around,” gives us the root volv. Words from the Latin volvere have something to do with turning. To revolve is to turn in circles or travel on a circular path. To evolve, or grow or develop out of something else, is to unroll from a source. To involve, or include, is to roll someone into a situation.